Evolution of German Army Uniforms | Animated History (REMASTER IN DESCRIPTION) 

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“Hans get the badass uniform” “Which one?”

Girls: “I like me a man in uniform” German Army: Say no more

Say what you want, the Stahlhelm ww1/ww2 Helmet is the coolest looking war helmet since people stopped killing each other with swords

no wonder so many of them froze to death with drip like that 🥶😰

Please do more of these. This type of video solely about uniforms is fantastic.

We hear so very little about German colonial troops so, even though they wernt the main focus of this video, it was very welcome to see them thank you!

Alternate title: A time traveling German man

other countries: We need to seize creating military uniforms to save the economy! Germany: *masses Hugo Boss fashion week*

This guy is immortal I mean he been through every war

Must be tough serving 200 years of the German Armed Forces. Respects to that man

Imperial German cowboy isn’t real, he can’t harm you! Imperial German cowboy: 01:51

Can we please all take a minute and appreciate the EXCELLENT choices in background music? Beethoven, Wagner & Schubert? Iconic german stuff that is!

Some more things about German uniforms: -The Bavarian helmet is called a Raupenhelm -The Bavarian shown in the video is in the 8th Infantry Regiment, Shown by Yellow Cuffs and Collar, plus gold buttons. The Colour worn by most Infantry regiments was Red, With the Grenadier-Garde Regiment, 1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th Infantry Regiments having a shade of red as their Identification colours. -The Colour Trim on the Slouch hat for Schutztruppe changed depending on the colony, Blue for South west Africa, White for East Africa and Red for Togo. -Corduroy Uniforms were very rare to see outside of South West Africa, the main uniform in East Africa and in Togo were more similar to the East Asian uniforms with Blue piping around edges. -The Grey Schutztruppe uniform was the Home uniform, The uniform the Schutztruppe wore while back in Germany. -The Bavarians got their own special variation of the M15 Tunic, with a Field Gray collar and Bavarian flag ribbon around the edge. -Pickelhaubes had different markings depending on the state you were from. -The Reichswehr tunic is rather different from what you show, It had a Feldgrau Collar and Shoulder boards with internal angled lower pockets. What you show is more akin to the Whermacht M36 Tunic, With the bottle green collar and shoulder boards. -The east German uniform you showed Was an Early Uniform, Or Parade uniform later on. The East Germans Dropped the Grey wool uniforms pretty early on and Adopted Blumentarn camo uniforms, Which got replaced by Strichtarn, a copy of Polish Raindrop camo.

Rest in peace to all the unknown soldiers who's names are lost to time.

Gone are the days when you could just outstyle the enemies on the battlefield

Despite the horrors that came of WW2. You gotta admit the Germans had badass helmets and uniforms.

Last time I was this early, the Germans were still resisting to use the Roman uniform.

I love how ww1 was the turning point of history from “aesthetics” to “practicality”

So how many German military uniforms do you want? Chilean Armed Forces: Yes.

"Heckler and Coke" Now that's a crossover.

the animating style seems alot like Valiant hearts Edit: never got so many likes, thx

Let’s all discuss how the mustache advances also

"German" in the title Germans: *click*

the dude has been running for centuries. Legend has it that he still hasnt stopped

I really love the art style in this!

Schuztruppe be like: “I wanna be a cowboy baby!”

prussia: Colorful! Nazi: Little camouflage! Germany: FULL ON CAMOUFLAGE!

Rest in Peace fancy WW2 era uniforms... no matter how evil the memories your appearance were, you will always be known as one of the most stylish military uniforms.

I remember my grandfather, a proud sailor who joined the Danish resistance movement against the Nazis. He used to tell a lot of war stories when I was a kid, and despite how much he hated the SS, he would often talk about how amazing those uniforms looked.

Mcdonald's employee: what would you like to drink with your burger, sir? Me, an intellectual: can I get a Heckler&Coke please?

Honestly, in all due and respect through history Germany always had the best looking military uniforms.

The various Wehrmacht uniforms from WWII are my absolute favorites. The classic Prussian ones from WWI are awesome as well.

Frenchman:”we shall wear bright colors to show pride to our nation and to emphasize the age of Napoleon” German:”what the hell are you doing!”

Germans best at uniforms. Change my mind.

It's always funny to hear American pronounce german words

USA: we have the best uniform in the world Reference: Germany's uniform design

Could you also make these for other countries like France, Russia/USSR, USA and the UK? Would be nice to see

[Stahlhelm appears] Ride of the Valkyries starts playing

German science is the world's finest - Rudol von Stroheim

9:07 "Heckler and Coke" mmmm my favourite

6:57 Absolutely The Best Looking Uniform

Chile: Hey, Can I Copy Your Homework?

Hugo Boss will be pissed if you ever mention what they did... PS: Do France next.

I like how the uniforms go from mega chad to genocidal chad to sneaky boi

Music plays me: War Thunder flashbacks

Rare things you see: Plane craches Solar eclipses Nuclear wars Germany having compitent allies in world wars

Video: is about Germans Germans in the comments: Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Kommentarbereich

It's times like this when I just LOVE living in the modern age. Such a specific topic with such a well produced video! Thank you Armchair Historian! thank you Squarespace!

As a joung German, I love every video where history is shown without any obvious opinion, just the facts accompanied by some lovely animation. Thank you.

i feel sorry for that dude who has been walking for almost a century

So you are telling me that German army uniforms are the most beautiful on earth? “ Always has been” 💥🔫

Ah, Heckler and Coke... my favorite drink

The NVA was only showen in their uniform for parades. They actually had a field-uniform called "Strichtarn".

"You may disagree with them on many counts... but you cannot deny they've got style."

As a Chilean I literally thought it was a video about our National army when I saw the image, then I realized it was about Germany. If you guys didn't know, our army has Prussian traditions still alive today

One error: the Pickelhaube was not metal but leather, still the ceremonial helmet it always was but was fitted with a field gray helmet cover during use in WWI.

Video: has the word ,,German,, in the Titel. Germans: Das ist nun deutsches Gebiet!!!

Diese Komentarsektion wurde gerade von der Bundesrepublik Deutschland eingenommen

Stormtrooper where have I heard that name?

Say what you want, the modern uniform is one of my favorite.

US: We have the best uniforms! Germany: HOLD MY *PICKELHAUBE*

Damn fashion has degraded after the introduction of WW2 german uniforms

The Germans have the best designers and engineers!

8:56 this is the uniform of the "It's a machine gun!" guy!

9:07 yes, Heckler and coke.

"gunfire and explosion in the backround" German soldier: im just gonna take a walk Btw can we just appriciate how the details of this animation is Awesome!!!

Squarespace can teach you how to design superior military uniforms

I love how out of nowhere he starts playing Wagner's music.

Say what you want about Germany, but you can't deny that they knew how to birth a military with iconic style

Hört sich so lustig an wenn er "Pickelhaube", "Feldmütze" und "Stahlhelm" in Englisch sagt XD Darrauff eine Schüssel Sauerrrrkrrraut.

The evolution of the German army's uniform .. Hugo Boss: enters the chat

**when the maus goes back in time to WWI** vendorf: I don't know where you came from but I am happy to make you my best man... Me: you thought this tank was for your army?

2:58 French: Yeah....... about that.....

Can we all appreciate how the animations from The Armchair Historian are getting better and better as time goes on. I am not sure if this dude animates himself, but whoever does, congratulations on progression in animating and overall drawing dude!

Ever since the 3rd Reich fell, the fashion industry has gone down too

Ramdom guy: fires an MG42 Every veteran a 1000 miles near: OH NO ITS HAPPENING AGAIN

I really love coloured uniforms my favorite german ones were the prussian and bavarian ones

The Pickle Helmet always looks amazing but I'm guessing it was pretty easy to spot poking above the trenches of ww1

Great video! My ancestors fought in all of the wars you mentioned as draftees and luckily the most of them survived this My father still has a WW1 uniform from my great grandpa and a WW2 Africa corps uniform from My grandpa Unfortunately the German Army today is just a poor shadow of itself and taking part in wars where we should not be.

1800's: Blue formal uniform and a big hat/helmet 1900's: A gray version of the 1800's uniform, slightly modern. May have camo 2000's: Our uniforms are ze trees

Chile: I’ll take your entire stock!

I’ll be honest I’ve always admired the German uniforms, it’s just so interesting how formal they all seemed

Girls: I wonder if he's thinking about me Boys:

Recommendation: Make a video like this but longer, “the evolution of military uniforms” where you cover the entire period of uniforms, spanning from ancient akkadia, to modern day america.

US Soldier: It's a machine gun! German Soldier: Ha ha, ok! *Erkia Intensifies*

Last time I was so early on Tobruk was still in Italian hands

Next can you do evolution of British army uniforms , Italian army uniforms, French, Spanish, Greek, Australian, Portuguese,Dutch, or Turkish uniforms please

You should do Canada! From the iconic red uniforms from 1800 to Canada trying to distinguish ourselves from the rest of the Commonwealth in both world wars up to the modern iconic look of CADPAT.

"Heckler and coke" ;) The german "ch" is a little bit like a human immitating a hissing cat or snake with the narrowing of the back of your throat mainly by pushing against its wall with the tounge. Try it if you like ... You will discover that you have more muscles down the throat than you originally thought and/or be able to scare cats in the future. :)

I as a german student am VERY happy and proud to have such a rich history and culture. Thanks for making this video!

The attention to detail is amazing in regards to the firearms. I love the fact that just prior to 1901 the German Soldier is armed with a Gewehr 88 Commission rifle and when it came to 1914 the Gewehr 98 has got its "roller coaster" sights.

would be highly interesting to not have a look at just the combat fatigues but the formal uniforms of the German Army. Cos that...is a different beast. Especially since it's said to be all filled with tradition and meaning. Like I know the belt we have for our formal uniforms comes from the medieval Teuton knights times which is way far back but there's so much more.

Can we see the evolution of British uniforms next Also loved the video

A nice "fun"-fact: The Eastgerman Army, or NVA, did only use rarely "Flecktarn" (Mottled Camouflage) for there fielduniforms, but mostly "Strichtarn" (Line Camouflage), because Eastgermany and Eastern Europe had more coniferous forests than deciduous forests.

I'm a simple man. I see The Armchair Historian, I clicked

7:05 Its My Favorite Clothes Its Look More Gentleman

the daily uniform of bundeswehr heer (army) is still from the same family of traditional german army uniform, grey colored, collar patches, cuff titles, etc....the modern luftwaffe uniform is even more closely looked alike with that of WW2 luftwaffe

This moment when a German has learned more from the video than from our history books 😂❤️

Title: "german" Me, german:"yeah. Ok" Rest of the germans:"WAIT A MINUTE"